Privatize residential trash collection

Jul. 29, 2012

Written by

Tom Nielsen

Did you know that our commercial tipping fee of $172 per ton is the highest in the nation? According to a survey conducted by Waste & Recycling News (July 9), on average, Massachusetts charges $104.50 per ton and an Idaho landfill charges $14.50 per ton, lowest in the survey. For comparison, Hawaii charges on average $72.81 and a Tennessee landfill charges $150 per ton, the highest in the survey. Guam is even higher than that. Too bad we weren't included in the survey.